Hope you’re well rested as you roll into your (hopefully) long holiday weekend, because there an inordinate number of excellent events to keep you dancing from now ’til Tuesday morning. Before we jump into our top picks, we’d like to offer up a few friendly reminders about some events we’re hosting and/or that our resident Facets is playing:

One more quick PSA: We are likely taking a brief hiatus next weekend, but will resume regular operations by the first weekend in March. Follow us on Twitter for timely updates, and we’ll try to get up some events on the calendar so as not to leave you hanging.

Check out our top recommendations for the weekend below (as always, the most essential events are marked by **); you can also visit our calendar for the full list of what’s happening. Until next time…